Where does “away” come from?

away (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Philippine *áway.

away (Waray-Waray): fight; quarrel; altercation; trouble

Definitions

  1. fight; quarrel; altercation; trouble

Ancestry of “away”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*áway
Every word from Proto-Philippine *áway